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Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2022

Putin is operating on his own timetable, and it may be a long one

The best-case scenario may be a long and dangerous diplomatic slog toward a difficult settlement — a process that could consume Western resources and attention for many months.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2022

How Olympians embraced mental health after Simone Biles showed the way

The American gymnast's public struggles gave other Olympians tacit permission to share their vulnerabilities. Some of them have.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2022

China goes for Olympic gold with its digital currency

China hoped to use the Games to showcase its financial innovations, cashless society and its ability to undermine the U.S. dollar's position as the global reserve currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2022

Most people in workplace relationships don’t tell HR

About a third of U.S. workers say they're currently in or have been a part of a workplace romance, up from 27% two years ago, a survey has found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022

Net-zero plans of the biggest global companies do not add up to net zero

A new report found that 25 of the world's most valuable companies have climate goals that are weaker than how they've been marketed so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022

SoftBank's Arm plans IPO as sale to Nvidia collapses

The collapse of the sale of Arm is the latest challenge for Softbank founder Masayoshi Son, who has been buffeted by a downturn in the technology market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2022

Putin warns the West and Ukraine, but keeps his intentions a mystery

The Russian leader is an avid geopolitical tactician, and talks Monday showcased his ability to force the West to pay attention to the Kremlin's long-standing grievances.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2022

The tsunami could kill thousands. Can they build an escape?

Along many stretches of the Northwest coast of the U.S., there are no bluffs or high buildings to climb — nowhere to go.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2022

Shift toward EVs is an opportunity for other Taiwanese firms too

In the race to accelerate EVs, car companies now require more electronics components than ever before, creating opportunities for Taiwanese companies beyond chipmaker TSMC.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2022

Afghanistan’s health care system is collapsing under stress

The funding necessary for Afghanistan's health system to survive has dried up due to sanctions imposed on the Taliban, leading to overburdened hospitals in danger of shutting down.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022

The top rivalries to watch at the Beijing Olympics

For every big-name athlete or team at the Beijing Games, there is someone standing in the way of victory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2022

Younger Americans benefited less from COVID booster shots than older people

Several recent studies have found that vaccination alone, without boosters, remained strongly protective against severe illness and death in most people, even after omicron's appearance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 5, 2022

Japanese game developers embrace NFTs, but at what cost?

The market for digital investment assets looks primed to expand in 2022 and yet the industry isn't quite sure of the best way to handle them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2022

‘Trump is wrong,’ Mike Pence says of false claim about overturning U.S. election

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered his most forceful rebuke of Donald Trump, saying that Trump is "wrong” that Pence had the legal authority to change the results of the 2020 election and that the Republican Party must accept the outcome and look toward the future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

U.S. exposes what it says is Russian effort to fabricate pretext for invasion

The plan involves staging and filming a fabricated attack by the Ukrainian military either on Russian territory or against Russian-speaking people in eastern Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

In Beijing, the subject on everybody’s mind but not lips

Political activism has surfaced at many international events, including the Tokyo Olympics last summer, but no other host nation has been as strict as China in policing political dissent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

‘Those who remain will die’: Neighbors recall night of fear in Syria raid

The U.S. hailed the rare airborne raid by commandos in a rebel-held patch of Syria as a major success against terrorism, saying it ended the life of the leader of the Islamic State group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2022

Nintendo Switch tops lifetime sales of Wii console

Nintendo sold 11.8 million home-portable Switch units and 3.2 million of the handheld-only Switch Lite in the first nine months of the financial year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2022

In clash with U.S. over Ukraine, Putin has a lifeline from China

China has expressed support for Putin's grievances against the U.S. and NATO, and joined Russia to try to block action on Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2022

When Asian American seniors are too scared to leave home, getting food on the table is a struggle

Following a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes across the U.S., many seniors are reluctant to leave their homes, fearing they may become the target of racist harassment — or worse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2022

As forest threats loom, Amazon guardians organize as 'minigovernments'

The indigenous council CITMA and four other indigenous territories have been granted government recognition, covering about 25,000 people living in three Amazon provinces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2022

The delivery apps making gig work a 'digital wild west'

In Italy, where more experienced or highly ranked Glovo riders get priority when it comes to choosing working shifts, new apps are being used by novice gig workers to get orders.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2022

Global inflation wave pushes up prices in Japan on everything from pasta to gasoline

Japanese companies are generally reluctant to pass higher costs on to price-sensitive consumers, but many feel they have no choice and prices on a slew of products are on the rise.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2022

Biden calls out Putin’s actions — but is he pushing Moscow to war?

The administration's goal is to expose Russia's plans at every turn, but that approach could also provoke Putin at a time when many believe he has not yet decided whether to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2022

The devils you know: Three ‘Spider-Man’ villains return in ‘No Way Home’

Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx talk about reprising their bad-guy roles in the blockbuster sequel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2022

Asics defies Nike’s China underperformance in return to profit

Many foreign sports brands struggled in China last year as controversy erupted over cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region, making Asic's performance a surprise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2022

Wordle buyout by New York Times draws backlash from fans

Announcing on Monday that it had bought Wordle for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures, the New York Times said the game would 'initially' remain free for existing and new players.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight